ERIC Number: ED611091
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Publication Date: 2020-Dec-14
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Constructing an Interactive Old Norse Text with LARA
Bédi, Branislav; Bernharðsson, Haraldur; Chua, Cathy; Guðmarsdóttir, Birgitta Björg; Habibi, Hanieh; Rayner, Manny
Research-publishing.net, Paper presented at the EUROCALL 2020 Conference (28th, Online, Aug 20-21, 2020)
We describe how the open-source Learning and Reading Assistant (LARA) platform was used to convert a classic Old Norse text, the "Völuspá," into an interactive online form. The LARA version includes high-quality recorded audio, translations, notes on key words and phrases, an automatically generated concordance, and links to other online resources. The interactive text was created in two different editions, one with Modern Icelandic translations designed to support Icelandic school students who read the poem as a set text, and one with English translations designed for English readers with basic Old Norse who wish to able to appreciate the poem in the original as a piece of literature. Initial feedback from groups has been positive. [For the complete volume, "CALL for Widening Participation: Short Papers from EUROCALL 2020 (28th, Online, August 20-21, 2020)," see ED610330.]
Descriptors: Open Source Technology, Indo European Languages, Audio Equipment, Translation, Vocabulary, Phrase Structure, Poetry, English, Feedback (Response), Foreign Countries, Reading Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Iceland
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